THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5323, 7 September 1928, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Accqrding to the latest statistics it now takes s.£l 12s 5:1. qn the average to purchase what equid be purchased tor. £1 ini 11)1-1.

A young man was arrested on, Wednesday last on, a charge of committing a very grave offence. He was remanded for a week, substantial bail being ajlowed.

The Northern Ste-am Ship Co. has withdrawn the steamer Hauilti from the Piako River run, .tend is maintaining the service with the Polio,, an oildriven vessel, which will not carry passengers. The bld Pia,ko River Shipping company’s vessel, the Oneroa, ns back on th.y Piako River, run under the name of “Whakauui.”

At the Magistrate’s Court al Paeroa yesterday, before Mr W.. F. Pla.tts, S.M., judgment by default was given in the following cases : C. Gosper, v. Jim Tqto, Ils, costs 14s; Masters and Son v. Elcanorc Simmonds, £2,' costs 25s ;6d ; J. Walls v. E. C. Dally, £6 16s Id, costs-31s 6d ; Masters, and Son v. A. spencer, £2 16s, costs £1 4s 6d ; E. Powell v. P. G. Shirley, £l3 18s, co-3ts £2 17s. . Judgment summoqse-sl were issued as follows : W. Fleming, and Son- v. \V. O’Grady, 1:19 Bs. order, made by consent for 10s a week ; C. W.’ Watts v. L. Saunders, £9 13s 6d, order ma.de for payment in two instalments, with cofsts; Br.&ua-n /and Co. v. WO’Grady, £4 9s, 6d, order made for-10s a mojVth ; C. M. G. McDavilt v. 11. Stone'll, £7 0s 6d, order made for payment forthwith. <

Mr Fran.k Walli .. temporary ferryman at! Pipiroa. received a severe bruise on his right arm early on Tuesday morning through bein'.’, hit by the handle of a winch. The fe.rry guide wire lia.s to be.- lowered to the bottom of the river to enable boats to pass, ami a winch is provided to enable this to. be. done. However, owing to the design- of the, win',ch the operator hav tci stand at one side to wml in stiiliciently for, the pawl to be. raised, and then he has to jump to. the other side to apply the brake. Immediately the pawl is raised the weight of the wire rope ca,uses the wiqch to unwind rapidly, and unless the operator moves quickly he is liable to be struck by the whirling handle. The permqnat ferry-man, Mr WaHsih. had," his arm broken in this manner some; eignt weeks ago. The design of the winch is to be altered.

Particulars of train arrangements and issue of cheap excursiion, tickets in connection with the football matches, Thames v. Morrinsville at MoiTjirwille, and Taur.anga v. Paerqa at Paeroa on Saturday next are advertised in this issue.

The animral .meeting of the Paeroa Defence Rifle, Club is to be field c-n Monday inght at 8 o’clock in the Ohinenuiri County Chambers.

An application by' 11. D. Bedford -for I’ed-uctiqn to two men for. the Desert Gold S.D.C. was granted by the Warden yesterday.

- At the couji-ty abattoir S 3 cattle (63 ci .ws . a,mF 20 heifers), 155 sheep. 2 calv-i’-S, anld 5 pigs were, slaughtered during; last month.

The. illustrations in this week’s issue of tiie “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review” majiiltain tire high standard of excellence that has so distinguished them in the past. The artistic centre pages d-epie.t devotees of the seaside and river, v.umeii, athletes. Breton's’ festival, Mar- Ha 1 Eoeii honoured., and giant aircraft. The North Auckland v. Auckland Rugby match ,a,t Eden Park an;d the Auck- . land v. Wellington Soccer, match at Wellington are illustrated in a series qf vivid incidents of the play. Popular features that are sur.e to appeal are a frontispiece of the ItaHanGrand Opera Company, a page .of the To Kuiti Amateur Operatic Society’s porduction of “'l’he Mihmlo,” a charming coloured supplement of a dainty motion p'eture star, and a wonderful selection cf itagc and motion picture studies.

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